I would like to take this moment to wish you and all your loved ones a holiday season filled with love and laughs and…. photos!

And even though I send my positive thoughts out almost on a daily basis, I take spacial care during this time of need to send my prayers out to those less fortunate who might have lost their homes, their jobs or worse. I feel so fortunate to have a roof over my head and to earn my living with my passion. I’m grateful that Continue Reading »

It’s time for your first ever YPS assignment! What would a school be without any homework, right?

So there I was, starting to write my next article on how to take perfect family photos when it hit me… “most of my readers have families, so most of them should be taking great family photos!”

This is how it’s going to work. Please follow the rules or else I’ll fail you! Hahaha! Continue Reading »

I did something this summer that I’ve only done once before as a professional photographer… enter a professional photography competition.

Last winter, a fellow photographer sent me a link to the Black & White Spider Awards informing me that some of the top pro photographers in the world participated and it could be a great learning opportunity. So I checked it out carefully to make sure it was serious and after seeing being blown away by the winners and nominees, I thought it would be a fun Continue Reading »

Do you Iphone? Yup, I think it’ll become a verb soon just like Google.

I just wanted to take a few seconds to let you know that Yanik’s Photo School is now IPhone friendly. You can have quick access to the articles without having to scroll all over the place. Even images and videos are resized for you! All with a cool IPhone look. Yanik’s Photo School was already “mobile friendly” but we took it a bit further.

Here are a few screen shots from Continue Reading »

I’ll be going on a slight tangent today. I’ll be sharing with you who I subscribe to on my MyYahoo! page. This could help you find new hidden treasures! But first, I’d like to take a few lines to explain what RSS is to some readers that might not be aware of it or how it works. So if you’re an RSS person, just skip this part and check out who I read everyday.

Web 2.0 is changing the way we get information. To me, one of the greatest inventions is the RSS feed. Imagine choosing to see/read just what you want to read. That’s what RSS is Continue Reading »

What would you like to learn about?

That’s the question I ask myself every few days. I really want to give you, my fellow reader, what you would most like to see. I want you to be a sponge and soak all my posts up!

So I’m asking you to take action! You’ll see on the sidebar menu a poll box. All you need to do Continue Reading »

You may or may not want to add a watermark on your images when posting them on the Web in public forums or Websites. You have to ask yourself why go through the trouble? For me, the question isn’t even necessary. Since I sell most of the images I post in public arenas, by respect for my clients buying my images, I add a watermark to reduce the risk of theft long term borrowing. I’ve been asked by many Yanik’s Photo School readers how I add a transparent watermark on my images using Photoshop™. You’ll see that it’s Continue Reading »

I’m just starting to dabble a bit in various social media so I’m almost a social media virgin. A reader asked me if I was on Twitter and I wasn’t… yet. So I went and checked it out. It’s a nice little service that I think I’ll start using since some of you would prefer to be “Tweeted” instead of getting my updates via Continue Reading »

It’s now official. Yanik’s Photo School is now fully operational on it’s new host. The transfer went smoothly and I would like to thank my good friend and fellow photographer/webmaster/internet Gawd, Martin, for helping me iron out some last minute glitches.

I would also like to thank the gang at HostPapa (my new host) for answering all my questions with patience and a smile. One of the main reasons why I chose HostPapa, a part from great reviews, is the fact that they are powered by 100% certified green renewable energy sources. As I’m trying hard to do my part for the environment, this was important for me.

You’ll also notice our new URL! YanikPhotoSchool.com. It was just crying for its own identity!

A special thank you to you, my readers. If you experienced some downtime I hope it was minimal. A brand new video tutorial will be online on Monday!

I would like to thank all of my readers for making me move. No, really. I’m a nomad at heart and there’s nothing more invigorating than discovering new places. This time, it’s a new host server. 

Just a few months ago, I was only using about 10% of my allowed bandwidth. Last month I was at 89% and within the first 5 days of August I’m already at 40%! I knew this would come but not this fast! Thank you! My Blog has really taken off and I truly enjoy your support and your comments. To grow even further, this move is necessary. I’ve already started transferring my other sites and I can tell you that my new server is much faster! Woohoo!

Yanik’s Photo School might be offline for a few hours during the migration (maybe only 10 minutes if all goes according to plan) so please be patient if you can’t access the site in the next few days. I’ll let you guys know when all is done! Wish me luck!